SOLVED: Leveling system display failure

kbausano

Well-known member
Our leveling system display is experiencing intermittent failure. We’ll have a backlight, but no readout, although we do get some flashing indicator lights. Loss of display equals loss of functionality. It has happened twice so far. Any suggestions?
 

Oregon_Camper

Well-known member
Re: Leveling system display failure

Ken,

My sister has that happen on her 5th wheel. We tried to unplug it...plug back in, but that did not work. End the end, she had to get a replacement controller.

I did a YouTube video for the replacement process, if you'd like to watch it
https://youtu.be/eCtx8USquVs


Here is a link to get the controller on Amazon.
https://amzn.to/2KyBWA0
 

jbeletti

Well-known member
Re: Leveling system display failure

Ken - call Lippert at this number. Leave a message with your call back number: 866-524-7821
 

kbausano

Well-known member
Re: Leveling system display failure

Ken - call Lippert at this number. Leave a message with your call back number: 866-524-7821

Thanks Jim...we’ll give it a shot. We are in Albuquerque overnight on our way to our grandsons graduations. We pulled in to a park and couldn’t even coax the system to deploy.


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jbeletti

Well-known member
Re: Leveling system display failure

Thanks Jim...we’ll give it a shot. We are in Albuquerque overnight on our way to our grandsons graduations. We pulled in to a park and couldn’t even coax the system to deploy.


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Leave them a message now - they'll likely call you back in the morning.
 

kbausano

Well-known member
Re: Leveling system display failure

Thanks for all the suggestions.

Jim...I called Lippert and was walked through checking on the electric module connections, both on the ceiling of the front compartment and on the back of the control box. Jim (at Lippert) was very helpful and said that 60% of the time, it is a loose connection on one of these two modules. Ken found the loose wiring module on the control box and voila! We have liftoff!

Thanks so much....we are again on our way!

....Deidra


Ken,

My sister has that happen on her 5th wheel. We tried to unplug it...plug back in, but that did not work. End the end, she had to get a replacement controller.

I did a YouTube video for the replacement process, if you'd like to watch it
https://youtu.be/eCtx8USquVs


Here is a link to get the controller on Amazon.
https://amzn.to/2KyBWA0

Leave them a message now - they'll likely call you back in the morning.
 

jbeletti

Well-known member
That's great news Deidra. Thanks for posting your issue and resolution here. Hopefully it will help others in need down the road.
 

murry135

New York Chapter Leaders - retired
Re: Leveling system display failure

Thanks for all the suggestions.

Jim...I called Lippert and was walked through checking on the electric module connections, both on the ceiling of the front compartment and on the back of the control box. Jim (at Lippert) was very helpful and said that 60% of the time, it is a loose connection on one of these two modules. Ken found the loose wiring module on the control box and voila! We have liftoff!

Thanks so much....we are again on our way!

....Deidra

Deidra,
I am troubleshooting the same display issue for one of my club members who has a 2017/18 Big Horn, can you tell me where the module was located in the front compartment?

Murry
 

TajMyhaul

Active Member
I had good luck when I called Lippert with my “Rear Sensor” error that prevented me from retracting legs.

My location of the main controller unit required me to open the front storage door by the pin box, crawl into area where my oil reservoir is & located it in the center of roof, which is the bottom of my bedroom closet.

It takes some effort but with the Lippert tech rep on the phone with you, you will find it & trouble shoot it easily.

My problem required me to find the rear sensor. After cutting 2 holes in the belly, I found it located on cross member behind my spare tire carrier which is just to rear of my fresh water tank. I unplugged the connection (easy) & put dielectric grease on pins & plugged in. Solved problem!

To repair the bottom I found Jim Belleti’s posts when he opened & repaired the underbelly a few years back. It is worthy of creating a document to be available in the HUG user guide section. Still it was a lot of work laying on my back on crushed limestone rocks at my campground!

Thank’s Jim & Lippert!


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CDN

B and B
Wondering for others as well, my corplast was cut open from the factory with a flap just behind the road side rear wheel. Is there where yours was located?

Thx

Brian
 

murry135

New York Chapter Leaders - retired
Monitor fixed. Loose and dirty connections on front module in front compartment. Thanks for all your help.

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TajMyhaul

Active Member
Wondering for others as well, my corplast was cut open from the factory with a flap just behind the road side rear wheel. Is there where yours was located?

Thx

Brian

CDN, the sensors (rear & front) are located halfway between both side frame I beam. If the flap is close to one side I don’t think it is access to the rear sensor.

Bob


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TajMyhaul

Active Member
Can someone post a picture of what one looks like? Maybe it can be added to the HUG?

Orion 7144 here are photos of the main control unit with sensor located in the front cabinet behind the pin box. It has a single wire that supplies power & the other wires go to pump & rear sensor. (Photo 4)

photo 5 is of the rear sensor located in the center of the cross member located just behind my fresh water tank.

The connector plug is shown in these photos 1-3. When I unplugged it & put dielectric grease on the pins & reconnected it, all was fine.

the hardest part is having the courage to open the underbelly, locating the sensor & then repair the underbelly. Oh yes, then digging the gravel out of my elbows & knees!

Bob
 

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Lou_and_Bette

Well-known member
When my rear sensor fell off the frame (was laying on top of the chloroplast) due to the screws backing out, I found it by first finding the cross members (look for screws in the middle of the belly) then removing 3-4 screws on the side and peeking into the center. Found mine on second try. This beats cutting multiple random holes.
 

TajMyhaul

Active Member
When my rear sensor fell off the frame (was laying on top of the chloroplast) due to the screws backing out, I found it by first finding the cross members (look for screws in the middle of the belly) then removing 3-4 screws on the side and peeking into the center. Found mine on second try. This beats cutting multiple random holes.


Lou, great “ Purple Monkey” sleuthing skills. Makes one wonder how it came loose or was it poorly attached at the factory.

However in my case the rear sensor was & is firmly attached to the cross member. This required me to do “ Exploratory Surgery” on the underbelly to find it. Found it on the second try & after the unplugging & plugging it worked!

I found Jim Beletti’s post to add more rock wool insulation plus sealing up incisions by adding 1x6 inch treated boards & screws plus the “super tape” from Amazon. 5,000 mile trip in May through a couple major thunder storms while towing - it’s working fine!

Bob
 

jbeletti

Well-known member
Lou, great “ Purple Monkey” sleuthing skills. Makes one wonder how it came loose or was it poorly attached at the factory.

However in my case the rear sensor was & is firmly attached to the cross member. This required me to do “ Exploratory Surgery” on the underbelly to find it. Found it on the second try & after the unplugging & plugging it worked!

I found Jim Beletti’s post to add more rock wool insulation plus sealing up incisions by adding 1x6 inch treated boards & screws plus the “super tape” from Amazon. 5,000 mile trip in May through a couple major thunder storms while towing - it’s working fine!

Bob

Purple Monkey! Someone has attended Terry Cooper's electrical seminar :)
 
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